Originally posted by AThousandYoungThat makes no sense what so ever. But then you rarely do.
Someone has to keep all those impoverished teenagers occupied during the day. I suppose we could let them hang out on street corners instead. Do you think that's a better idea?
there is 421 BILLION DOLLARS unspent! Why does she want 26 BILLION DOLLARS more?
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Originally posted by no1marauderI did read it. i think i was off on my original numbers. Either way she wants 20 + billion more and there is 400+ unspent.
If you read it (which I doubt), you'd know that it nowhere says that there is presently $421 billion unspent in stimulus funds.
I was reading this article,
“I have asked the White House to look at the package that we — the Recovery and Reinvestment Act that we passed, approximately $800-plus billion,” said Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, in a little-noticed remark on ABC’s “This Week.”
“There are clearly funds in there that have not been expended to see whether or not there are some available for this more immediate priority than some that may not be quite as immediate,” he said.
Hoyer’s view is a major concession for Democrats, who have fought to keep the $862 billion stimulus untouched through a series of disputes over major spending bills. The stimulus was passed in February 2009 and originally estimated to cost $787 billion, but the Congressional Budget Office said in January that the total would actually be higher.
About half the money has been spent. About $421 billion in stimulus money remains unspent, according to the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/14/democratic-leaders-at-odds-over-using-stimulus-money-to-pay-for-emergency-spending/#ixzz0vm2KKbb9
Originally posted by AThousandYoungNow that is a genuine example of a non sequitur argument.
Someone has to keep all those impoverished teenagers occupied during the day. I suppose we could let them hang out on street corners instead. Do you think that's a better idea?
You really are obtuse but you obviously cannot help it.
Originally posted by utherpendragonThat article merely cites back to the other article.
[b]I did read it. i think i was off on my original numbers. Either way she wants 20 + billion more and there is 400+ unspent.
I was reading this article,
“I have asked the White House to look at the package that we — the Recovery and Reinvestment Act that we passed, approximately $800-plus billion,” said Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, in ...[text shortened]... emocratic-leaders-at-odds-over-using-stimulus-money-to-pay-for-emergency-spending/#ixzz0vm2KKbb9[/b]
First, the $787 billion wasn't just spending; about half was tax cuts. I presume that those are still in effect.
Second, the chart given on the cite stops at 5/14/2010 which is 2 1/2 months ago. At that point well over $200 billion had been spent. How much more has been spent since then? Offhand I don't know and your sources don't tell me.
So assuming there is unspent stimulus money, it must be far less than $421 billion, perhaps a 1/4 or less of that amount. And it's quite possible that money is earmarked for specific purposes and thus can't be simply shifted over.